Don't talk to me about your big, big heroes "Kelly's Heroes" - Black Grape
Kentucky Wildcats
62 – 65
FINAL Neutral Champions Classic
Kansas Jayhawks
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Neutral) · December 2, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread KU -4.0 Home covered
O/U 144.0 Under
Money UK +170 / KU -190
Model Predictions
Spread Total UK win
Actual KU +3 127 Lost
Massey KU -3.8 (+0.8) — —
Massey Totals — 147.5 (-20.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 30% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 25% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ KU -1.0 (-2.0) 141.4 (-14.4) 46% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML KU -1.0 (-2.0) 145.1 (-18.1) 46% ✓
Baseline ML KU -1.5 (-1.5) 147.8 (-20.8) 43% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UK -0.1 (-3.1) 146.3 (-19.3) 46% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 15, 2023 KU 89 – 84 UK
Jan 29, 2023 KU 77 – 68 UK
Jan 29, 2022 UK 80 – 62 KU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UK KU
Overall 9-16 21-9
Conference 8-9 12-6
Home 5-6 14-1
Away 4-7 4-6
Neutral 0-3 3-2
Last 5 1-1 1-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.4 70.1
Avg Pts Against 70.2 65.2
Massey 0.6 (#123) 4.4 (#67)
Bradley-Terry -0.94 (#193) -0.07 (#127)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.10 (#178) -0.02 (#127)
RPI 0.585 (#65) 0.469 (#122)
Shooting & Four Factors UK KU
FG% 45.8% 51.6%
3PT% 23.1% 44.7%
REB / G 45.5 37.5
OREB / G 16.0 8.5
AST / TO 0.64 0.87
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.3% 58.3%
TOV% 24.6% 18.8%
ORB% 45.1% 25.8%
FT Rate 24.2% 29.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.6% 55.1%
Opp TOV% 20.8% 18.3%
DRB% 77.6% 77.3%
Opp FT Rate 16.2% 16.8%

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